Weekly Announcements

OCBA

• Only two weeks left to register for the annual OCBA Golf Tournament on September 26!
  • This year we return to Rochester Golf & Country Club.
  • Tee times start at 2:00 p.m.; registration must be completed by September 23.
  • Additional details are available on our website at:  https://www.olmstedbar.com/events.html.
  • Please email this account with any questions or to register your golf team for the tournament.
• The first Bar meeting of the year is also Thursday, September 26, at Rochester Golf & Country Club.
  • All members are welcome to join us at 5:30 for the social hour and at approximately 7:00 p.m. for the meeting.
  • No reservations are required; we hope to see you there!

Olmsted County Law Library

• The Law Library's free, all-day fall CLE is this Friday, September 13!
  • Presentations start at 8:30 a.m. in the Boardroom of the Government Center.
  • Five CLE credits have been requested, including one ethics credit and one elimination of bias credit.
  • Full course schedule is available at: https://www.olmstedlawlibrary.com/cles/ and on the OCBA website and Facebook page.
  • Contact Catherine Anderson Benscoter at Cathy@olmstedlawlibrary.com with questions.

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

• Tickets are still available for the Fall Tasting Event at Bleu Duck Kitchen on Saturday, October 5.  
  • Tickets are $75 each on the LAOC website: http://laocmn.org/fall-tasting-event/.
  • Email Karen Nath at karen@laocmn.org with questions.
• Please join LAOC on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, for the all-day "A World Series CLE."
  • Our special guest and keynote speaker is Mary Giesler, Minnesota Twins Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
  • Registration is available on the LAOC website: http://laocmn.org/world-series-cle/.
  • The full agenda is available on the OCBA Facebook page.
  • Email Karen Nath at karen@laocmn.org with questions.

Third Judicial District/ Minnesota Judicial  Branch

• The new amendments to the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure took effect September 1, 2019.
  • Among other things, the amendments clarify the procedure for obtaining attorney fee awards and the calculation of time.
  • The complete new rules are available here: http://mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/Appellate/Supreme%20Court/Court%20Rules/Rules-of-Civil-App-Proc.pdf.
• The launch of the Third Judicial District's Veterans Treatment Court is Friday, September 20!
  • The Steele County event begins at 10:30 a.m. in Owatonna; the Fillmore County event begins at 1:30 p.m. in Preston.
  • Please contact Jessica Berke at Jessica.Berke@courts.state.mn.us for additional information.